Debora Van Brenk, The London Free Press

Debora Van Brenk has worked at The London Free Press since 1987. A winner or finalist of several provincial reporting awards, she has at various times specialized in education, health, civic politics and agriculture reporting. She writes on a variety of subjects now, including regional stories of interest to people living in London and beyond. She is also one of the weekend assignment editors at The Free Press, working with other reporters and editors to make our Monday editions shine.

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Stories

A $287-million proposal to ensure all of
Southwestern Ontario can access ultra-high-
speed Internet service could pull rural
areas even with, or even ahead of, big-city
Canada, an independent reviewer says.

Despite Great Lakes at their highest levels in years — beach-goers can wade in knee-high water where last summer they walked on dry beach — at least one lobby group is still pushing for movable structures in the St. Clair River that could smooth out the ups and downs.

Only a few years out of college himself, the mayor of a small community near Strathroy is personally offering a scholarship for a student headed to college or university — but so far there have been no takers.

Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown positioned himself as the pragmatic un-politician who just wants to get things done, as he sought support Tuesday from business leaders during a swing through Southwestern Ontario.

A lawsuit swirling around it, water
flowing freely through it, London’s
Springbank Dam has been broken so long
it’s become a new dividing line between
those who want to harness the Thames
River again for pleasure and those who
want it left alone.